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Monday, April 10, 2017

NASA: Best Air-Cleaning Plants For Your Home

NASA Reveals A List

Of The Best Air-Cleaning Plants

For Your Home

by​ Rokas L

A healthy home environment is vital to a person’s well-being and
houseplants contribute to it more than you might think. Their main
benefit is air-filtering, so it sounds only reasonable that NASA did a
Clean Air Study, that found which plants are effective at removing
benzene, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and ammonia from the
air – chemicals that have been linked to negative health effects like
headaches, dizziness, eye irritation, and others.

Dr. B. C. Wolverton led the study about 27 years ago and according to
it’s results, The Florist’s Mum and Peace Lily are the best choices for
the job. NASA also recommended to have at least one plant per 100
square feet (10 square metre) and although this research is quite old,
it is still regarded by many as the most comprehensive and accurate to
date.

NASA Guide to Air-Filtering HouseplantsHouseplants are not something you would typically associate with NASA, but in the late ‘80s the US government agency joined forces with the Associated Contractors of America (ALCA), to determine the most effective indoor plants for removing toxic agents from the air.